falta
Meaning
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- (feminine) lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)
- (feminine) absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)
- (feminine) fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)
- (feminine) foul (breach of game rules)
- (feminine) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)
- (feminine) the condition of missing someone or something
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fal‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaw.tɐ/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.
New
faltar
- (intransitive) to be missing; to be lacking
- (intransitive) to be lacking; to be absent
- (intransitive) to skip, to miss
- (intransitive) to remain; to be left (for completing something)
- (intransitive) to be absent, not present
New
falto
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in need (of) (lacking something)
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Sentences
Jamais nos preocupemos com a falta de dinheiro 💸 .
💸
Let's never worry about the lack of money.
